Semi-Detached

87 SOMERSET ROAD

DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN1 2BN

£80,500

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View DN1 2BN

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	One Stop	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Carr House Road/Somerset Road	0.1 miles
Train station	Doncaster	0.6 miles
Hospital	Rotherham Hospital Urgent Care Center/A&E	11.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor area

74 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£80,500 Aug 2007

Price per m²

£1,088/m²

Local average

£87,000 (1 sales)

Street crime

763 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 10/03/2020

Expiry date: 09/03/2030

Current heating cost: £583/year

Potential heating cost: £405/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £20,700

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation (£850 - £1,500)
50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£25)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	15/08/2007	£80,500	Semi-detached	—	£119,819 to May 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
16 NORTH STREET, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN4 5FJ	£162,000	25/11/2025	Semi-detached
51 NORTH STREET, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN4 5FJ	£160,000	20/12/2022	Semi-detached
32 SOUTH STREET, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN4 5FH	£157,000	16/12/2022	Semi-detached
4 COOPER STREET, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN4 5FN	£150,000	23/11/2022	Semi-detached
24 CHEQUER ROAD, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN1 2AL	£77,000	14/10/2022	Semi-detached
65 CHEQUER ROAD, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN1 2AN	£128,000	15/09/2021	Semi-detached
17 SCHOOL HOUSE MEWS, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN1 2BZ	£146,000	06/09/2021	Semi-detached
6 ELMFIELD ROAD, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN1 2BB	£90,000	03/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £133,750 (8 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Doncaster. Series: Semi-detached. As of May 2026.

1y (index) 4.6%

5y (index) 26%

10y (index) 57%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Doncaster. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £621/mo

Realistic £690/mo

Optimistic £759/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Doncaster.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Doncaster: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Flat, Lawn Road, DN1	£750/mo	1	0.51 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £750/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.93%

Max investor price (0.8%) £93,750

Target investor price (1%) £75,000

Gross yield 11.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 8.9×

Monthly cashflow £333/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 17.1%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

INSPIRE registered land data is not available for this location yet.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	271
Shoplifting	101
Anti-social behaviour	95
Public order	53
Criminal damage and arson	50
Other theft	38
Vehicle crime	37
Drugs	31
Burglary	25
Other crime	22
Robbery	15
Bicycle theft	9
Possession of weapons	9
Theft from the person	7
Total incidents	763

Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Doncaster UTC	Secondary	0.2 miles	Good — 13 Nov 2022
Atlas Academy	Primary	0.3 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Hall Cross Academy	Secondary	0.4 miles	Good — 23 May 2014
Harrison College	Other	0.4 miles	— (No rating)
XP School	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 14 Sep 2023

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 87 SOMERSET ROAD, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN1 2BN

## Property details

- Slug: `d7aa33e` (address key hash: `d7aa33efd886b792deb67a4e3b0db287a4eeee7b`)
- Postcode: DN1 2BN
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 74 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £80,500 Aug 2007
- Price per m²: £1,088/m²
- Local average: £87,000 (1 sales)
- Street crime: 763 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £80,500
- Date: 2007-08-15
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 09/03/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £583/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £20,700

### Recommendations
- A2 (£850 - £1,500)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- E (£25)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0465-2890-7572-2590-6961)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2007-08-15 | £80,500 | Semi-detached | — | £119,819 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/c7e9d312-a73a-4b0f-b83b-5833e27905b5) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 87 SOMERSET ROAD, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN1 2BN | £80,500 | 15/08/2007 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 NORTH STREET, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN4 5FJ | £162,000 | 25/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 51 NORTH STREET, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN4 5FJ | £160,000 | 20/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 32 SOUTH STREET, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN4 5FH | £157,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 COOPER STREET, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN4 5FN | £150,000 | 23/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 24 CHEQUER ROAD, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN1 2AL | £77,000 | 14/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 65 CHEQUER ROAD, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN1 2AN | £128,000 | 15/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 17 SCHOOL HOUSE MEWS, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN1 2BZ | £146,000 | 06/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 6 ELMFIELD ROAD, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN1 2BB | £90,000 | 03/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £133,750 (8 sales)

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Doncaster; Semi-detached series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 26%
- **10y growth (index):** 57%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Doncaster). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £621/mo
- **Realistic:** £690/mo
- **Optimistic:** £759/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Doncaster (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Lawn Road, DN1 | £750/mo | 1 | 0.51 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £750/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.93% (okay)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £93,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £75,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £750/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 11.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 8.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £333/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 17.1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 271 |
| Shoplifting | 101 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 95 |
| Public order | 53 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 50 |
| Other theft | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Drugs | 31 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Other crime | 22 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Bicycle theft | 9 |
| Possession of weapons | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| **Total incidents** | **763** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Doncaster UTC | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Good — 13 Nov 2022 |
| Atlas Academy | Primary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Hall Cross Academy | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 23 May 2014 |
| Harrison College | Other | 0.4 miles | — (No rating) |
| XP School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 14 Sep 2023 |